adoçar

/ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ/

//ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“adoçar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,314 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,314
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar doce

Corpus desk

Index PT-adocar · adoçar · Portuguese

adoçar · rank #50,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeronáutico

Nearest frequency peer: aeronáutico (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “adoçar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “adoçar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adoçar
PropertyValue
Headwordadoçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “adoçar” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).adoçarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “aeronáutico” (#50,315), “acentuação” (#50,308), “alagar” (#50,321). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “adoçar” fica em #50,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adoçar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,314 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for adoçar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is adoçar, spelled A-D-O-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar doce
  2. 2
    afiar (os dentes da serra)
  3. 3
    suavizar, abrandar

This word in other languages

sweeten(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adoçar"?
"adoçar" is spelled A-D-O-Ç-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ/.
What does "adoçar" mean?
As a verb, "adoçar" means: tornar doce
How do you pronounce "adoçar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoçar" is /ɐ.du.ˈsaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adoçar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alagar#50,321vívido#50,285bronco#50,372Tapera#50,249

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list